If any PIN number or code on the card needs to be scratched off, a hacker will scratch it off, copy the number, then put another silver scratch off sticker over the number. They will then record all the card's information. Kathy Stokes, AARP's Director of Fraud Prevention Programs, said there have been situations where people will walk to the rack of gift cards in a store and quietly grab a stack. (WKBW) - If the holidays treated you well then you might find yourself lucky enough to still have gift cards to use, but you might want to check the balance before going to shop. WARNING: Before and after buying this code, please be reminded that Google Play JP will only work for the Designated country of the gift card.WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y.

Please be advised that account issues related to cross-country redemption should be fixed by the customers. Oddly, most US-based customers we affected as well. Google is much stricter on account location. There are changes on Google Play Gift Card redemption process last June 15, 2021. Common/general VPN services that have many users using the same Japan IP address can be tracked by Google and therefore denies the code from being redeemed. The language of the account must be set to Japanese.Ĥ. The Google account must be registered to a Japan address.ģ. The user’s registration information (name etc.) must be in Nihongo with no other language’s characters.Ģ. Important notes why codes can't be redeemed:ġ.

Start shopping - your gift card value will be added to your Google Play balance Launch the Google Play Store app on your Android phone or tabletĤ. Star shopping - your gift card value will be added to your Google Play balanceġ. Purchase and enjoy your content on both the web and your Android phone/tablet.ģ. Get music, movies, books Android apps and more on Google Play.

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